Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia links coronavirus outbreak in remote south to Carnival Corp cruise ship
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A coronavirus outbreak in Australia's remote southern island state of Tasmania likely originated from the Ruby Princess cruise ship, a government report published o...
Apr 29, 2020
RVs become temporary homes for doctors caring for COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - Doctors caring for COVID-19 patients at hospitals across the United States have taken up temporary residence in donated recreational vehicles, parked outside their homes, as a way to keep ...
Apr 29, 2020
Peru’s leader says to propose comprehensive pension reform
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday rejected a bill approved by Congress earlier this month that would have let people withdraw up to 25% of their holdings in private pens...
Apr 29, 2020
U.S. asks Mexico for help to investigate oil-for-food pact with Venezuela
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico are investigating at least two Mexican firms involved in an oil-for-food pact signed in 2019 w...
Apr 29, 2020
Mexican farmers give away tomatoes as demand squashed by coronavirus
By Sharay Angulo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican tomato farmers are so hard pressed to sell their product at home or abroad due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak that they have had...
Apr 29, 2020
Asian stocks set to track U.S. gains as virus treatment hopes lift confidence
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equity markets were poised to gain on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's rally after positive trial results of an experimental COVID-19 treatment, a U.S. Fede...
Apr 29, 2020
Irish government talks may drift into June: Fianna Fail leader
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The leader of one of the parties negotiating to form a new Irish government raised the prospect on Wednesday of talks drifting well into June, extending a months-long deadlock that ...
Apr 29, 2020
Hall of Fame postpones July induction ceremony a year due to COVID-19
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The Baseball Hall of Fame said on Wednesday that the Class of 2020, a group that includes longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, will have to wait another year fo...
Apr 29, 2020
UK to test 100,000 people for COVID-19 to check spread
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to test a randomly chosen group of 100,000 people for COVID-19 as part of its efforts to understand infection rates better before loosening restrictions on the public,...
Apr 29, 2020
Bad and going viral: UK charity highlights COVID-19 misinformation
LONDON (Reuters) - Internet and media companies should do more to tackle the spread of misinformation in Britain, independent fact-checking charity Full Fact said in a report on Thursday highlighting ...
Apr 29, 2020
